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NEVER SAY FAIL!
Watch and fight bravely
Against sloth and sin;
Pray for the spirit,
The victory to win.
Cometh the Future
Veilèd and slow?
Go forth to meet her,
For weal or for woe.
Bringeth she gladness?
Praise thou the Lord.
Bringeth she sadness?
Bow to His word.
O'er Past and o'er Future
Dim shadows recline,
Heart, be thou manful,
The Present is thine!
Against sloth and sin;
Pray for the spirit,
The victory to win.
Cometh the Future
Veilèd and slow?
Go forth to meet her,
For weal or for woe.
Bringeth she gladness?
Praise thou the Lord.
Bringeth she sadness?
Bow to His word.
O'er Past and o'er Future
Dim shadows recline,
Heart, be thou manful,
The Present is thine!
Never Say Fail!
Keep pushing—'tis wiser
Than sitting aside,
And dreaming and sighing
And waiting the tide.
In fife's earnest battle
They only prevail
Who daily march onward
And never say fail!
Than sitting aside,
And dreaming and sighing
And waiting the tide.
In fife's earnest battle
They only prevail
Who daily march onward
And never say fail!
With an eye ever open,
A tongue that's not dumb,
And a heart that will never
To sorrow succumb—
You'll battle and conquer
Though thousands assail;
How strong and how mighty!
Who never say fail!
A tongue that's not dumb,
And a heart that will never
To sorrow succumb—
You'll battle and conquer
Though thousands assail;
How strong and how mighty!
Who never say fail!
The spirit of angels
Is active, I know,
As higher and higher
In glory they go;
Methinks on bright pinions
From Heaven they sail,
To cheer and encourage
Who never say fail!
Is active, I know,
As higher and higher
In glory they go;
Methinks on bright pinions
From Heaven they sail,
To cheer and encourage
Who never say fail!